thatthentsbwillprobably take a look at all these electrical issues and try to determine if there is some sort of pattern. >> reporter: that is exactly what is going on. n.t.s.b. has launched an investigation into the airworthyness of the 787, three of their investigators are joined by experts from boeing, japan airlines and faa. the big gamble for the dream liner has yet to pay off, after selling 800 planes, they have cost overruns and quality issues. it could be years before the plane turns a profit. the stock is taking a hit. down more than 3% since the fire yesterday. >> neil: dan just hit on it. this plane is supposed to be the next big thing. more than 800 have been ordered. to industry expert, how serious this is, should we worry? >> we should worry and boeing should worry. but the ntsb is investigating but we have a split problem here. before they start delivery of the plane to customers, you expect some problems but once in the aircraft are in the hands of customers and there are 47 out there now, there have been a number of problems more than what you would usually expect. the f

. clearly that's not happening today. with regard to the incidentyet.ntsbtellsme they expect to have an update on that investigation later today. we were talking with airlines earlier today and they said, listen, dreamliner flights have continued as scheduled. we know there's an issue with the one that was just about to take off from boston. take a look at the number of issues we've seen with the dreamliner over the last month of remember, it was just at the beginning of november that united did the first domestic flight for the dreamliner. highly regarded flight, got a lot of attention. a month later an emergency landing in new orleans after reporting mechanical problems. a few days after that, cutr air had to ground 787 jets due to what they say was a faulty generator. united grounding four due to an electrical planl panel and a fire in boston. there's a lot of headline risk right now. >> they have confirmed it is a 787. i don't know if we still have that live shot available but let's put it up while we talk about this. there you go, logan airport. what do they have to do? they hav

the auxiliary power unit. it supplies electricity while the aircraft is parked. investigators fromthentsbarelooking into the case. the 787 is boeing's newest aircraft. japan airlines began flying it on some routes late last month. japan's transport minister has ordered emergency inspections on the batteries of all 787s in their fleets. >>> the world's leading electronics makers are unveiling latest ultrahigh definition tv" las vegas. they are taking part in the largest electronics show that will kick off on tuesday. japanese companies are introducing the tvs in a bid to win market share back from south korean rivals. it has four times as many pixels as standard hdtvs. sony is rolling them out with an organic panel. and toshiba will unveil the tvs -- toshiba has revealed a plan to release tvs. it accounts for 90% of its large-screen tv sales by 2015. south korea's samsung electronics, the largest producer of lctvs has unveiled its new tv it will allow people to upgrade the function of their tvs and watch online video clips. >>> we've been starting off the new year find out about people i

this happened and -- and if the pilot will be found at fault. we're toldthentsbwillbe doing two separate but concurrent investigations. we expect to learn more about that later today. live on treasure island, sal castanedo, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> four men are accused of robbing a gas station and assaulting the clerk at the shell station on lone treeway. police say four men in their 20s rush the store and tried to steal cases of beer. the clerk said the men attacked him when he tried to stop them. a man we spoke to is not surprised by the robbery. >> there is just -- a lot of negative activity around this area just as of late around the holidays. >> this morning, the clerk told us he was shaken up but is otherwise doing okay. police say the men only took beer, no cash or anything else was stolen. >>> a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire in san francisco is now facing attempted murder and arson charges. 22-year-old dexter oliver was arrested at an oakland motel around 9:00 last night. police say he doused his 25- year-old girlfriend with gasoline and lit her on fire sunday aft

silent smart cars soon could get a little louder. thentsbisconsidering regulations requiring electric and hybrid cars to emit some noise. the point is to make conditions safer for pedestrians who may not hear the cars coming. >>> well, we have smart cars, smartphones, now if you can believe it, there is a smart fork. yup. the happy fork tracks how fast you eat and how many bites you take and when you're eating too fast. it lets you know to slow down with the vibration and also a blinking light. the goal is to train people to eat slower helping them lose weight and digest food better. the smart fork will be available in april for 99 bucks. a smart spoon is now in the making. heard it all, i think. >>> the world's coolest gadgets are on display in las vegas this week for the consumer electronics show. high-tech cases for expensive gadgets protect them from everything even the hockey stick of an nhl player and in the months ahead expect to see more and for 3-d tvs that don't require you to wear those glasses but still give you the full effe

to get to it on boeing. phil, over to you. >> we've heard fromthentsb, expectingan update from them. they have at least an initial report regarding the fire investigation of that 77 dreamliner in boston yesterday. the ntsb saying that they have decided they are going to send two more investigators to look at the dreamliner in question and that at least initially taking a look at the fire in question they found severe fire damage to the battery of the auxiliary power unit. remember, the auxiliary power unit is what is used to provide power to an airplane when it is parked on the tarmac, not while it's in flight so the battery unit, severe fire kagge there, and it's pretty clear, scott and maria, that we are going to see more airlines, if they haven't already, they are going to start checking their wiring on the battery unit. i just spoke with the folks out of ana in japan. they have a number of dreamliners, checked theirs overnight at the urging of the ministry of transportation in j.i just talked with united airlines. it has checked the battery power wiring on all of its dreamliners

really don't have a timeline forthat.ntsbhasannounced they're going to come join us. and we welcome their support. we work hand-in-hand with them quite often. >> reporter: how long will the ship be out here? >> the captain of the port has put a hold on it. so while we investigate all the issues, it will remain here until we can determine what the next step would be. and if during the course of this investigation it says we should move it or do something different with it, then we will. we'll proceed that way. >> reporter: thank you so much for joining us. i know you just stepped out of your car. i appreciate you taking the time. again, i wanted to have you see what it looks like out there. we've seen some crews going around it. we've seen some boats out there as well this morning. we also had some information there were some published reports this morning about that pilot that he had some issues in the past. that according to state records that show he ran aground in sacramento in a shipping channel in 2009. there was another incident at a catwalk in stockton we have heard about in

the cleanup and a $10 million fine.anntsbinvestigationdid determine that the bar pilot navigating the ship was impaired by prescription drugs. he spent ten months behind bars and had his pilot license revoked. one of the biggest factors in that accident was the weather. thick fog blanketed the bay. chief meteorologist jeff ranier is in the weather center with the conditions at the time of the incident. it was foggy at least interior. was it like that on the water? >> we did definitely have plenty of low clouds, also fog. weather, was this a prime factor in this? we can't say so far. there you can see the bay bridge in the center of your screen and that marker indicating that this collision again happening at tower 6 which is just off to the west of treasure island. once again, at 11:120 this morning, visibility was a quarter mile or less. it was a long area of low clouds that straddled right across the bay bridge. wind east-southeast at five miles per hour and wave heights anywhere from five to eight feet. what i will say is we have had fog, wind and also wave heights that have been much w

:30 this morning. what's the latest. >> reporter: ther was an announcement thatthentsbwillbe joining the investigation. they will be working hand in hand with the coast guard. -- coast guard. i'm told a briefing just wrapped up. investigators met with one another to figure out where things stand and where things are gonna go moving forward. we know the pilot of that vessel that 750-foot oil tanker will be interviewed at some point later on today. he's been identified as -- i'm trying to find his name here. george kleess. he has eight years experience as a bar pilot. he manning the ship when it struck one of the towers on the bay bridge. at this point, i want to bring in tam bailen with the u.s. coast guard. as far as the interview with the pilot, what do you hope to learn when you speak with him today? >> well, the pilot is just one of many people this we're gonna talk to about this incident that occurred yesterday. there's a lot we need to know, what were the factors that led to the accident. that's gonna be part of the investigation. of course, talking to the pilot, he's gonna prov

investigation. it's the first timethentsbhasinvestigated the 787. every new airplane has what they call birthing issues, problems that require some engineering fixes but firings are always serious and could be catastrophic. investors are hammering boeing, the stock is down $4 since the fire yesterday. >> shep: dan dan springer, thanks. >> one insurance provider says it could sue the government because of bailout. it agreed to a $182 billion rescue, one of the largest in the financial crises after revelations that the company gave out hefty bonuses. aig said it paid the bailout in full and started a campaign thank you america complete with high profile television ads. now aig is considering joining a shareholder lawsuit that is already in place against our government over the terms of the rescue. geri will system with us. they are upset over the bailout. >> it's very upset and being led by the former ceo the of the company. he is the biggest share holder. basically the claim is that the country violated the constitution, fifth amendment which requires the government can't take over priva

coming from reute reuters, butthentsbaccordingto the "wall street journal" is reporting that the japan airlines boeing 78 787 suffered severe damage. liz claman standing by in las vegas for the latest on 50 cent and the power players. how are you doing? liz: we are doing so well, we're iweare in the south hall right . if you look around, this is the area they do a lot of audio. the big crowds everywhere, all different kinds of companies, some very well-known, all day long we are absolutely going to be bringing you the guests, the real entrepreneurial spirit. 1.8 million square feet. a lot of crowds, 3100 exhibitors. we won't know it if it is a record year. 780 wireless companies alone, a huge show, the biggest gathering of technology, entrepreneurs, celebrities of a companies all in the high-tech world which has gotten so big it comes to personal electronics. let's start with the floor show. last friday was a pretty good multiyear rally. what do you make of what is happening today? >> we start the earnings season after the close with alcoa, stocks are priced to perfectio

ultimately paid out $44 million to help fund the cleanup and $10 million in fines.anntsbinvestigationfound the pilot was impaired at the time by prescription drugs. he served ten months behind bars and had miss pilot's license revoked. if you want more information including close-up photos of the damage done today, logon to our website, nbcbayarea.com. it's all there on the home page. >>> it's a legal move that does not sit well with most of the victims' families. a judge ruled the man at the center of the mass shooting is not competent to stand trial. we bring in kimberly tere who was in the courtroom for the hearing and joins us with more on the decision and why this is not the end of the story. >> reporter: one family member who did not want to be identified spoke to us off camera. he was really upset. he said goh was can haonfident h to killed his loved one and six others and should be competent enough to stand trial. he went on to say he's disappoint disappointed with the judge's decision and wants to see goh tried. but as it stands now, that will take some time. he's an accused

was traced to a battery in the plane's auxiliary power unit.thentsbsaysthe battery suffered severe fire damage. by the way, they sent two more investigators there. we have checked with airlines that fly the dreamliner. many say they have checked the battery and the wiring. boeing also issuing a statement today saying with regards to the fire investigation, nothing that we've seen in this case indicates a relationship to any previous 787 power system events, all of those relating to electrical concerns on the dreamliner. meanwhile, like deja vu in boston, a jal dreamliner suffered a fuel leak on the boston runway losing 40 gallons of jet fuel before it returned to the gate. they fix that had fuel leak t.eventually took off n.december the faa ordered dreamliner fuel lines be properly install. one of those stories where there's a lot of headline risk. shares of bothering over the last two days this. stock has been absolutely pummeled. the market cap fall, $2.7 billion, by the way, dropping two bucks today, another 2.5%, so there is a lot of headline risk out there right now when you look a

in the future. thentsbisconsidering some new regulations that would require electric and hybrid cars to emit noise to make conditions safer for pedestrians who may not hear the cars coming. it would also mean a congressional mandate. the sound would need to be loud enough for people to hear it over street noise when the car is going less than 18 miles an hour. >> you know who has a story about this? >> lawrence does, ironically. what a great segue. i guess you had an issue in the parking lot. >> i was out shopping in a grocery store and i almost got run over by a prius. i didn't look, you know, you're listening for the car. because they are so silent i didn't hear it. so that's a concern. >> sure you didn't have knight ranger on in your car? >> i should have taken off the headphones. [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area today dense fog in the east bay valleys and advisory continues there. looks like that's going to break up leave lots of hazy sunshine by the afternoon. the temperatures up in the 50s and also the 60s so milder weather a little

thentsbisnow starting to look at exactly the air worthiness issues, what was behind it, they've got investigation teams that are on their way to boston. and they're going to be asking the tough questions, wolf. they're going to want to know why brand-new aircraft, seemingly have recurring problems, albeit, of a different nature. are these the little glitches that boeing says they are, that happen with all new major complicated planes, or is there something else that's happening? there are lots of rumors, wolf, about whether the wiring has been done properly, whether this has been done properly or the other. so that's the issue at the moment. >> i assume, richard, there's been a backlash already, from the airlines that have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase these dreamliners from boeing? >> yes. and the serious part about that is the airlines are used to glitches. so it's not like you or me, the airlines expect a certain amount of headache, toothache, pain and misery with a new plane, a new model. but they don't expect it to be of this level. aog is the phrase they us

in what we understand.thentsbandboeing, a technical team from boeing, they're investigating the fire on the dreamliner. it was found in a compartment with batteries, and electrical components. it's not entirely clear at this point exactly what caused the fire. it is believed that it might have been caused by one of the lithium batteries on the dreamliner. that is an issue, because the dreamliner uses lithium im batteries to power onboard electronics. way back in 2007 the faa issued special rules for the use of lithium im batteries because of the concern of flammability risk involving those batteries. this is the fourth dreamliner incident involving its electronics, or losing power, since december 4th. look at this timeline. back on november 4th, united took its first domestic 787 flight, at the time there had been no reports. a month later, a united flight going to niewark to houston, experienced mechanical problems, reporting a loss of power. cutter airways a few days later had to ground one of its 787 jets for what it said was a faulty generator. the 14th of december, united ground

's going to make a lot of people nervous.thentsbisnow investigating the 787 on the tarmac at logan airport yesterday morning, catching fire, after the plane had landed. the crew and the passengers had all deported. the fire was found in a compartment with batteries and electrical components. and again the passengers and crew were not on board during the fire. but this is the fourth incident since november or since december 4th where we've had a problem with the dreamliner. now remember united had its first domestic 787 flight back on november 4th. just a month later united had a flight from houston to newark, it made an emergency landing in new orleans. after experiencing mechanical problems, a loss of power. qatar air on december 9th said it grounded one of its 737 -- or 787s because of a faulty generator. similar problem, loss of power in flight. and then on december 14th, united grounds two of its four dreamliners due to problems with an electrical panel and then finally, yesterday you have the emergency crews responding to a 787 fire at logan airport. now the dreamliner, and th

of them seemingly quite serious, like the fuel leak, will be giving cause for concern. that's whythentsbherein the united states is looking at worthiness, at what happened, and is certainly not going to be taking this very lightly. these were two serious incidents that happened. >> and what is so special, what is so revolutionary about these planes? >> the way it is built. no aluminum, carbon fibers, composite, the plane is lighter. it has new engines. it has bigger windows. it has new avionics, everything about what the plane is made from and the way it is made. boeing has subcontracted large parts of the manufacturer to different companies, particularly japan and elsewhere. the parts are flown into the united states where they're assembled in the carolinas and out in washington state. so the totality of the plane is a revolution for boeing, in how it is made, what it is made, and that's why perhaps there are these problems. but, here is the important thing to bear in mind, would i get on a dreamliner tonight? across the ocean, yes. no question about it. >> i was going to ask you, you